How can humanity use the developing Lunar Gateway as an appropriate starting point for advancing human space exploration beyond the moon? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ...
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2025
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Lunar exploration is entering a new era. Long after the Apollo missions, a renewed international interest comes with ambitious plans for a long-term presence on the moon. NASA's Artemis program is leading efforts to return ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2025
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Raman spectroscopy uses scattered light to identify a substance's chemical ingredients and is one of the most widely used scientific methods in space exploration. It is used for lunar exploration to identify volcanic minerals, ...
Space Exploration
May 28, 2025
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Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft picked up signs of a high magnetic field in lunar surface rocks. The moon itself has no inherent magnetism ...
Planetary Sciences
May 23, 2025
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Members of the space exploration community are always coming up with novel ideas to solve problems that they view as holding back humanity's expansion into the cosmos. One such problem that has become more noticeable of late, ...
Space Exploration
May 21, 2025
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Multiple space agencies will send missions to the moon this decade and the next, with plans to establish infrastructure that will allow for many returns. This includes NASA's Lunar Gateway and Artemis Base Camp, the Chinese-Roscosmos ...
Astronomy
May 19, 2025
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The moon's nearside (that is, the side facing Earth) is dark-colored and dominated by ancient lava flows, whereas the farside is more rugged—and NASA researchers now suggest it's due to a wonky lunar interior. Using data ...
Planetary Sciences
May 17, 2025
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Half a century after the Apollo astronauts left the last bootprints in lunar dust, the moon has once again become a destination of fierce ambition and delicate engineering.
Space Exploration
May 16, 2025
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Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary structures without having to land on the surface.
Astronomy
May 14, 2025
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Some parts of the moon are more interesting than others, especially when searching for future places for humans to land and work. There are also some parts of the moon about which we know less than others, such as the Irregular ...
Planetary Sciences
May 13, 2025
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